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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

AS demonstration of the oft-repca,cd
charge that Prnhibi:ieniss talk lou:Il'
and demand the enact ment and enfnrce>
nient Of certain laws, but suhside sud
Genly when they have IT, 60 down in'o
their pouckets for money, the Hadd"ck
murder case at Sioux City is strikeiHg
example. After Haddock's asSas ina
tion the Prohibi,ionists undertook 10
make it national issues, and from one
end Of The country 10 the other they
denounced his murderers called for
vengeance and pledged their united
eger,s to secure his conviction. From
the speeches made by The Prohibition
orators it seemed as if it would be al
easy ma ter to rails $2,00o,00O or 5000 ,W0
to carry on the case and avenge
Haadocks death. But the Indignation
gradually COED. and the contributions
10 the PROSECUTION fund could not be.
seen with Il magnitying glass. And
when the case was colled The other day
at Sioux City one Of the leading coun >el
for the pro ecution withdrew from the
case, declaring that he would wo'k
without adeuuent compensation. He
had been promised certaen amounts, hut
had only received a pal,ry $3.50. There
was no fund, and nobody 10 guarntee or
put up the MONEY. and the prosecution
was therefore weakened very much. A
yer,fca.ion Of the old adage that talk is
cheap-Ex. -.-.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

A celebrated cause is now on trinl at
Sioux City, Iowa. After the prohibit
ton laws went into force IN Iowa there
were bitter contests in the large cities
between the saloon element and tn .se
who wanted to see the law enforced.
One of the bltterest contests took place
in Sioux City, where the temperance
element was lead by preacher named
Haddock. The brewers and saloon
keepers had a secret organization and
it was decided to use personal violence
against the leading prohibitionists.
One night Mr.. Haddock WAS shot dead
and for some time it was impossible to
get sufficient evidence against any one
for an Indictment. Finally evidence
was secured against Arensdorf, a rich
brewer, and his trial is now being
held. Some Of his former associates
have given direct evidence against
him and parties who saw him shoot
Haddock have given indisputaule
testimony. The conspiracy against the
Temperance men was terrible one,
and the men who led it were as willing
to break all laws as they were to evade
the prohibition law.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Hannah Battersby, the fattest
woman before the. public, weighs 728
pounds. She eats a half pound of
candy daily Chicago Inter Ocean.
Lady Brassey, the narrator of the
voyage of the Sunbeam, has an apart
ment whose prevailing decoration is
the monkey, which is depicted on
walls, carpets and ceiling, and whose
figure is utilized in every sort of de-
sign.
!, Mrs. George T. Lanigan, the
widow of the late George T. Lanigan,
well known for his ''fables'' and bril-
liant newspaper work, has accepted
position on the Philadelphia Record,
the last paper for which Mr.. Lanigan
wrote.
The Spaniards claim Patti as theirs
because she was born in Madrid. Her
youth having been passed in New
York, she is an American-so we de-
clare. Now the Mexicans rise to re-
mark that she is ''a Mexican type, a
! daughter of the country Of flowers y
Queen Margherita, of Italy, reads,
writes, sings and plays all by herself
for three hours-up to eleven O'Clock.
She reads no political papers. Four
booksellers send her every day from
Leipsic, from London, from Paris,
from Rome, the most important pub
lications in literature. art and science.
General Beale, of Washin gton, is one
of the largest landed proprietors in the
United States. His cattle ranch,
Tejon, embraces 250,O00 acres, eighty
miles north of Los Angeles, CAL,
upon which are 10000 head Of cattle
and horses. He has farm of several
hundred acres eight miles from WASH
ington, where he has stud Of blood
ed stock. He also possesses a large
estate in Chester, Pa
! The A311er1c070 Bookseller contains a
| full list of all the books published for
the general trade during the year 1885,
The number of titles in the list is 5, 70S
OF these fiction is represented by 482,
religion by All, education 398, travels
and description 179, history 1928, biog
raphy l15, poetry and drama 127, art
III and Juveniles 514, the remainder
being miscellaneous and new editious.
Congressman Benton McMiilin, of
Tennessee, ought to be happy. His
wife is a striking brunette, young,
+ graceful and accomplished. Her father
is Ex-Governor Brown, the richest man
in the State. Mrs. McMillin is his only
child, and heiress to the old gentle
| mans six or eight million dollars.
Moreover, Mr.. McMillin's constituency
say he holds lifelong candidacy
Chicago Journal.
Berry Taylor, son of the late
Colonel James Taylor, Of Newport.
Ky, died the other night, aged forty
eight years. The dead man was very
eccentric. He spent large fortune in
entertaining prominent actors and ac-
tresses, and was always present in a
box on the opening night Of great at
fractions. He is said to have disposed
of over 100000 in this way, and be-
fore his death it was necessary TO- have
a guardian appointed to keep him from
squandering his entire fortune. He
I leaves his wife rich.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

ST.. HILAIRIA, Mum, March, 28.-
Twentysix letters arrived on ,he523d inst
for different farmers around here who
had proved ri, on their. pre- emp1ion
filings in 1888. The following is copy
OF one: = ~...Sz. ."G ~ir,
Crooks,rn, March p, 1&s7-Unnea
States Land Once. CO. Svensen, st.
Hiliare, Mihn.-Dear Sir:5 The Hon.
Commissioner SPARKS, by letter & OF
Feb. %, suspended our cash ,ntry No.
3l94 for southwest quarter northeast
quarter section 30. O.lownship 1873, range
43, for reason that onr pr;,of WAS not
made on the day set or before office
named in published notice. You are
therefore required to republish notice
and make new proof within ninety DAYS.
(Signed) l.. K. AAKER, Receiver
Now, the facts Of the case are: The
land Offices ruled that in order to save
expense to parties proving up they
Gould have their witnesses examined!
before the neares, notary public, and
the party proving up ou'y would need
to appear hefhve the land office on the
day of proof with the sworn testimony
Of Witnesses These parties did a. ;bnvc
noted, appeared at tue land Office, pro-
we'd up and 20, receipt ON the day men
toned in the published notice IF
Sparks is to issne such an order all
over the country there will be a great
deal of trouble In the first place,
npmh"r Of these parties have Opposed
cf their lands 10 innocent purchasers.
Others have borrowed money on their
final receipts and have gone away, SO
the ]eaners Of The money will have no
security. Others are WORK ing 10 other
STATES, and sill others are visiting in
foreign lands. 1t can therefore be seen
how tnrTeaching and disastrous such an
order will he if it is to remain in force
why can not this hlorkhead Sparks
he removed 5" is a question anx o'l,ly
asked hereabyau
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Carter Harrison, Chicago's notorious
mayor, has finally decided not to be
candidate for reelection. The men
who committed the election frauds
THAT gave him the ofti:e the last time
are now IN the Illinois penitentiary
and since he j, deprived OF the help
ofihese and Other: similarly unfortunate
friends he doesn't dare to attempt an
other CAMPAIGN.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Senator John Sherman. Of Ohio is
making trip through Kentucky, Ten
nessee and other southern states de
|ivering political speeches. He urges
his hearers to endorse the Republican
party in it's position on the financial
and tariff questions. Sherman will
undoubtedly be in the field next year
for the Republican nomination for
president, and next to blaine would
be acceptable. All indications now
point to the nomination Of Blaine by
the Republicans and Of Cleveland by
the Democrats
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01
CHICAGO, March 27.-The Farmer.

CHICAGO, March 27-The Farmers
fevi, W prints Tor it's crop review This
week the following summary:
Dry weather prevails in Kan >as and in
portions of Missouri, which has caused
some Injury to win,e " beat, ,hongh very
few serious reports Of damage are made
except in The tor.npr state In Sh dge-
njck and some of the other southern
counties Of KnnsoS there has i,een very
little ram since last August. In A'ch
s,n, Franklin Shawn'e and Smith
coEties the fields lack moisture AMI the
grain has already been injured by
csoul'. In Chase and R'publc roun-
ties The prospec, are favorable In Ho!,
ground is very dry and some injury is
reported in the last named counties.
The tenor OF the reports from Missouri
however. il still favorable fol the crop
The Illinois rero'ts continue to le
fa' o le for The Outlooki< still regarded
as very fayoralle for full aveiaee crcp
Some injury is reported from Pope am;
Jefferson counties of Illinois. Some If
tie Northwestern and Southern counties
Michigan report damages and the
average for the state is below that Of the
preceding two years fer 'his month
The reports from Wisconsin in are
| nearly all of a favorable te' or, though
injury is reported in Columbia and IL
few other interior counties Tie re, orts
from India are equally divided as in
dicating fair to god prospects. Ia
Noble, Sea cca and Trumb bull counties
the rrosr ect, for wheat are POOR, but
throughout state the outlook Is good
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Several Of the general laws passed by
tue recen, legislature were not published
in our law supplement, and below is a
list of the more important OF them:
Providing for taxing railroads and
telephone com panics; holding teachers
institutes; printing the school laws,
relieving settlers irnm the payment Of
back taxes Oh Chicago, Milwaukee d
81. Paul railroad lands; regulating
employment # convict labor; relative TO
loaning the school fund 10 school dis.
tricts or TO counties; exemping property
of agricultural societies from taxation {;
for Improvement of cemeteries; pre-
venting accidents from fire in railroad
cars; granting eminent domain to
pneumatic tube lines; revising the pro-
bate laws; excluding certain persons
from the trial of causes Of scandalOus or
obscene nature relating to the issuance
of false, fraudulent, ar'-paid or aon-
paid shares Of railroad stuck; compiling
the tax laws of the state; Protecting the
rights of working men and women j..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

r. q 81
Z ST, PAUL, March 23.-1he Merchants
hotel has been sold by Col. Allen to F..
r. Welz, who had been proprietor of the
Clarendon for several years. The tenn
OF sale are. private. Mr, Welz secures y
lense nn the building for five years,
with 4 privilege Of renewing at that
time. He purchases entirely all the
furniture and fixtures ofthe hotel, and
will, it is expected, assume the manage
ment April H.. =# i T. #s # =.s.
B For fourteen Years Col. Allen has pre-
sided over the n Merchants. The hotel
was established SO years ago by J. w.
Bass. II was the nrst one of any note
built ID ST. Paul. .s., sz, Z: s.. s=...
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01
A health iol1rnal cous that nc

"A healtn journal says that no Ia
borer or active person should eat an
atom later than sundown, and then it
should not be more than half the mid
day meal. Farmers should cut this out
and paste it on the front gate for the
benefit of the active tramp who comes
prowling around for a bite of cold
victuals after the sun has retired from
public gaze.--Norvtstow Herald.
despite the imaginative nature Of
the child, it has decided tendency to
see things in literal sense. This is
noticeable in the acquiring Of language.
For instance, little Herbert was plead
ing to go out of doors to play. 'When
see fit you shall Co., said his mother,
decidedly. This settled the matter,
and the little fellow went off to his
blocks. In about half an hour. he re-
turned and said: Mamma, have you
seen himp" t'Seen whom?'' replied
the lady. utterly in the dark as to his
meaning. '.Why, seen Fit. "-Moto-
ry's Common School Education.
One OF the witnesses examined in
the coroner's Office in New York the
other day was a little old Irish woman
who loudly 1amented the time lost in
coming down town, and wanted to
know who was going to pay her car
Z fare. = / will. said Coroner NugenL,
and then he asked her: /. Are you mar
riedp Faith Dim moi, = she an
ywered. ''Oi'm wildly. Owe
been lucking Tor an old man, but
they re moighty scarce. Are ye mar
riedp The coroner blnshed, and said
/ that he was not. Shnre, thin, ye.
Iniver will be- said the witness.
4 1arnestaF So
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Freeborn County Standard: The in
terstats commerce bill is going i,
accomplish one good /. resoul,--,o kill
off about half of the transforming
theatrical companies that now manage
to ,lip from one town to another
through the grace of cheap railroad
rates. When this boonssis taken from
Them they must cease 70 exis, and cease
10 impose upon opera house managers,
hotel keepers and worst Of all the hews-
papers and . silent suffering public.
For this relief, many thaRks. a.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

One Of the best glove fights ever wit
messed in the Northwest took place in
st. Paul on Friday evening of last week
between LIE Blanche. a we'll known
prize tighter, and Hnrh of Chicago.
For several rounds the contest WAS
nearly even, bit in the seventh the
Chicago man was knocked out.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

At present there is general de mand
by the state press for Auditor Brahen's
official head, and we hope the feeling
will be unchanged when the campaign
opens next year. He must bc made
an example.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Dn'uth's real estate boom has spread
out and effected Ashland, 100 miles
down the south shore, and thousands
of dollars Of money are being invested
in property at that place.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

The great race across the Atlantic
ocean between the yachts Coronet and
Dauntless was WOr hv the former. ,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

The Tory government of England
insists on passing through parliament
another stringent Irish coercion law.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

The water in the Missouri river is
falling, and the towns that were sub
merged are gradually coming to the
Surface
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

A large number Of Republican post
masters in Minnesota and Dakota have
recently been removed and their
places filled by Democrats. 1t was
about time.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

James G. Blaine is on business trip
to St. Louis. He will not make any
speeches nor attend receptions during
bis trim
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

Minneapolis politlrians are having a
red hot campaign over the city elec.
tiOn.~ .s,s.s-; sst .s'< -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01
HUMOROUS.

"A Burlington girl, who is great
talker, says that it is better to be en-
gagged in conversation than not at all
Harrington Free Press.
~ know what four o'clock q. m
and four O. clock p. m. mean,'' said old
Beezum to his wife; "but what is four
o'clock t. that we are invited top
"A scolding wife is like rainy day.
-Talnae1d. Not hardly. You go into
the house to escape a rainy day, and
you 60 out of the house to escape a
scolding wife.
They are now making barrels with
only one stave in them. We saw a
stove-pipe hat that had only one
''stave in," but it made it look like an
accordion. Danva1e Breeze.
-Cramped for Time
"Ohi George, I've just read'-and her sobs
they grew stronger
{" The suns heat can not last but ten million
years longer; ,..'.
My crazy quilt, George''-her tears fell und,-
mnished-s =
Oh! the will give out before ever it's fin
ishedv'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-01

The interstate commerce. commission
will meet in WASHINGTON this week.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-01

GOh / shall make great changes IN q
twelvemonth," he said confidently. "The old
earth will be another place altogether before
long 1t needs nothing but good sweeping.
and my broom will do the work and do 1t
we'll Brush Off the dirt and new order OF
things viii Sinaugurate itself Immediately.
Look out for universal honesty, good times,
safe banks, good wages, clean minded states
men = but really, must hurry on, nave
an appointment, begin my sweeping in O
few minutes
"But you haven't told me your nameT
called out as he started on, with his broom
on his shoulder.
He looked back. broad grin on his hand
some young face, and answered, Eighteen
Eighty-Seven."
Before recovered from my astonishment
be added. 40, can sweep; I'll show you" and
he went ON in his vanity and ignorance.
Poor, foolish, inexperienced, happy New
Year
Turning about, / started toward home, and
in a moment more / heard the village bells
"ring out the old" and 'ring in the new"
had not gone far when | met another
traveller, very different figure from the vel
vet-clad youth with the confident air who had
Just left me. He was walking with a tired
step, and was bent, as under burden. AS
he approached / saw that he was elderly,
somewhat broken down, careworn as TO
counter nee, threadbare as to garments, and
nnder one arm he carried tremendous scroll,
and in the other hand the worst wreck OF
broom l had ever laid eyes on. Il was inn
pressed, - as the clairvoyants say, with the be-
lief that he was Eighteen Eighty-Six, and by
that name accosted him as courteously as l
could, and offered him my sympathy.
"Sympathyg" said the old man, laughing
till he shook. sympathy? Well that is
really Imaginable Thanks, my good friend,
but | don't need it. Your congratulations
would be better If you have any sympathy
TO throw around recklessly give it TO my sue
cessor. know the size of the load he has to
pick up That is fine broom he carries, too.
Mine was as good year ago. Look at it
now! Hardly spear of it remains, and with
all its hard usage, l fear / haven't left the
earth much cleaner | found the contract
too much for me, though started in as chip
per as he does was chock full of reform
ideas; but you see how my efforts to clear up
the earth have aged me, and how | have
scuffed my clothes, as wen as my soul But
I'm through with it now, and am going TO
disembody myself, and look on at tho other
fellow awhile His eyes had a humorous
sparkle, and be certainly wore a look OF
happy relief.
as it possible that your record is so bulliyN
asked, pointing to his scroll
"Bulkyr said tho old man, with q sarcastic
grin III you want to know the heft as well
as the bull, Of it you should glance over it. 1t
is made up Of deaths, riots, earthquakes,
broken banks, trusted officials going wrong,
wrecks, runaways, blow ups, wars, rumors Of
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-01
NEW YEARS RESOLVE.

AS the dead year is clasped by dead December,
So let your dead sins with your dead days lie.
A neVNlife is yours, and new hopel Remember
We build our own ladders to climb to the sky.
Stand out in the sunlight of PROMISE forgetting
Whatever your past held of sorrow or wrong;
We waste half our strength in a useless regret
ting;
We sit by old tombs in the dark too long.
Have you missed in your aim? Well, the mark is
still shining;
Did you faint in the race? well, take breath for
the next
Did the clouds drive you back? but see yonder
their lining;
Were you tempted and fell? let it serve for
text
As each year hurries by let it join that procession
OF skeleton shapes that march down to the past,
While you take your place in the line of progress
sion,
With your eyes on the heavens, your face to the
blast.
tell you the future can hold no terrors
For any sad soul while the stars revolve,
If he will but stand firm on the grave of iserrors
And instead of regretting, resolve, resolve,
1t is never too late to begin rebuilding,
Though all into ruins your life seems hurled.
For look how the light of the new year is gliding
The worn, wan face OF the bruised old worldl
Ella Wheeler-Wilcox.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-01
THE SWEEPERS.

A NEW YEARS STORY WHICH DESCRIBES
HOW 1T WILL BE.
The evening was clear and cold, the stars
smiled down upon earth so fondly that when
l looked from my window late in the night |
longed to go out under them, and let their
benign spell charm away the fret and fever
of the day. / went out and walked slowly
on and ON, feeling the restful influence of the
silence and the beauty of the night. A cres-
cent moon glittered In the sky, the myriads
of stars blazed in unwonted glory, and the
earth Slept under white blanket Of snow.
As walked farther and farther in the cold,
white silence, the everyday world, with its
worry and vexation, fell away from me.
The people of the village slept. Their
houses were locked and lightless; the earth
itself slept Ionly seemed to be awake But
no; another was abroad as well as myself
Not q meditative soul, evidently, for he came
toward me whistling and singing CHEEKY
songs. He had no vexations to be charmed
away In the silence OF the night, that was
certain. There was confident ring in his
step as heground his heel into the hard beaten
snow Of the highway, and there was assertion
in the notes he whistled and sang
As he came ia sight saw that he was an
exceedingly spruce youth, with finely de-
geloped figure, and, as near IS I could see in
Tho white light of the stars and the snow, a
beaming face He was clad in velvet and
fur, dressed with foppish care and nicely,
and he carried a brand new broom.